i'm nick watt for "nightline," on san francisco bay. >> well, thanks to you, nick watt. and thank you for watching abc news. "good morning america" will be waiting for you right here in the morning. we're always online at abcnews.com. good night, america. jimmy kimmel, right here, next. >>> tonight on jimmy kimmel live. david letterman. >> what can i do for you? that you haven't been able to do for yourself? >> live with me for a month. >> jimmy at a brooklyn barbershop. >> what do you think of mitt romney's hair? >> i don't like it. >> look at you. >> and music from vampire weekend. >> do you like carrots? >> no. >> you don't?

here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: it's cold, silent night.est in a long line of movies in which santa was bad. >> christmas eve is the scariest damn night of the year. >> the santa costume is right. there's too much imbibing of the christmas cheer. >> reporter: from "southpark." >> we meet again, jesus. >> reporter: to "american horror story." >> what do you say we blow this pop stand. >> reporter: they love to turn the embodiment of goodness into evil. >> christmas has a dark side, too. >> it's a tried and tested theatrical christmas. >> reporter: it's scary like a clown is scary. evil behind a jolly mask. it's scary like the original "silent night" is scary, back from 1984. >> it was deemed sort of sacrilegious to make santa this figure. >> you people have nothing to be proud of, even if you made a few bucks off all the negative publicity. your profits truly are blood money. >> reporter: it's funny, like dan aykroyd in "trading places." and it's funny like a local news story about a grumpy mall santa getting fired in maine. >> he didn't eve

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> nick watt on the last-minute larrys. thanks, nick. >>> looks like two former presidents from opposite sides of the planet will be spending christmas in the hospital. president george h.w. bush is still recovering from bronchitis. doctors say he needs to build up his energy before he can be released. doctors say nelson mandela, in the hospital now for two weeks is improving. he's 94 and recovering from a lung infection and gall stone surgery. also, queen elizabeth is a bit under the weather tonight, trying to get over a nasty cold before christmas. the 86-year-old had to skip church today, something that rarely happens. buckingham palace says she'll be back in church for services on christmas day. >>> in newtown, connecticut on this sunday, church leaders were given standing ovations at the st. rose of lima catholic church. mon senior robert weiss was thanked by his congregation for helping so many people through the horror of the sandy hook elementary school shootings. tonight we're noticing something very positive across

i'm nick watt for "nightline" in las vegas. >> congrats to all. >>> and tonight in new york city, theng stones played a benefit concert for the victims of hurricane sandy. and tomorrow night, you can catch them right here on "nightline," where they'll be talking to my very lucky co-anchor bill weir. we hope you check in for "good morning america." we'll see you here tomorrow night. good night. >>> up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> i haven't been this excited since 11-11-11. >> john krasinski. >> i knew that matt damon was a violent, pompous drunk and now you've proven it on television. >> mike birbiglia. >> now i'll stand for applause. >> the story of christmas as

abc's nick watt got a rare access to the set to find out. >> rolling, quiet, please.. >> reporter: here we are behind the scenes of "downton abbey" filmed in a real castle, not a sound stage. >> you can come up. it's a girl. >> reporter: a sneak peek at the series about to hit your screens, perhaps the most unlikely smash hit on american tv. it's just so downright british. but it's a soap opera so soaked in history that even pseudo intellects confess their love of it. a blend of crumbling bricks, corsets, men dying in their own beds and englishness. >> of course. would happen to a foreigner. it's typical. >> don't be ridiculous. >> i'm not being ridiculous. no englishman would dream of dying in someone else's house. >> reporter: hugh bonnville plays the patriarch trying to marry off his three daughters the keep the estate in the family. >> you could stay here if you married matthew. >> you know i'd never marry any man that i was told to. >> reporter: it's unexpected formula for a ratings bonanza. >> someone said it's like crack. >> it is. it's crack with a little bit

. >> as we hear from nick watt, the holiday shopping season is not over yet. >> reporter: we have just entered the final frantic hours of gift buying. you look stressed. >> i have a little anxiety. i'm not going the lie. i'm tripping out. >> reporter: there are crumbs of comfort. the sign says the delayed gifts might be the best. number one, frugality i vap rates. you throw money at the problem. number two, you make a gut instinct decision. >> you want to buy a sweater for your wife. if you think about it too much, you may outthink yourself and not make a good choice. >> reporter: you to feel you perform better under pressure? >> absolutely. you have to make a good decision. you have to make a decision. >> reporter: stores stay open for the last-minute larrys. target until 10:00 p.m. walgreen's is open christmas day. another advantage of last minute is the sales have already begun. the late bird can catch the best worm. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> happy shopping, everybody. >>> some shoppers may have been waiting for the sales to begin. others may be proe contrast narts like m

. >> we sent out nick watt with his very own entourage, his very own fans, his very own paparazzi. >>much fun. >> how you can buy being famous for a day. >> really? >> only nick watt could do this with the style he has. >>> first, we're going start this morning on a serious note with ron. the latest on secretary of state hillary clinton who has been hospitalized. >> the new health scare for secretary of state clinton. she's in a new york city hospital right now undergoing a treatment for a blood clot. the clot was discovered during a followup exam for a concussion earlier this month. she was hospitalized for a blood clot once before in 1998 when campaigning as first lady. and prior to the discovery of the clot, she was scheduled to return to work this week. >>> meanwhile, the country is just hours away from going over the so-called "fiscal cliff." and as the clock ticks, republicans and democrats in congress are still butting heads. vice president joe biden is now directly involved in the 11th-hour negotiations. but, there's no deal if sight. and that means taxes could go up for just

nick watt tried it out. >> reporter: that's what i thought l.a. was all about.ourage. >> it must be emasculating. >> reporter: i got this. but help is at hand. >> i run a rent a crowd service. >> reporter: some tourists play nearly $9,000 for a crowd to follow them shopping. >> she wanted people to think she was the first lady of the philippines. >> reporter: did they buy it? >> everybody did. do you know what the first lady of the philippines looks like? >> reporter: so i pretended to be the king of liechtenstein, and people bought it. outside, a panting crowd, paid to scream my name. >> king nicholas. >> once you have 10, 15 people with cameras, everybody else will crowd around. >> king nicholas, i love you! >> reporter: for nearly clr 5,000, you get a gang of paparazzi and fake fans to meet you at the airport. for nearly $3,000, a crowd to follow you on dates. >> the goal would be, like, wow, you must be really famous. >> reporter: some use this service for career advancement. >> i guess you could say "b" list celebrities who want attention in beverly hills a

here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: renee durette was on a roll. >> can i solve? a swimmin'. >> yeah that's -- i can't accept that. >> reporter: renee denied. because in those "12 days of christmas" the swans ain't swimmin' they're swimming. with the "g." that one lost letter cost durette nearly $4,000. cue online outrage, was the brave-faced durette robbed? it has happened before. this couple on fox's "million dollar money drop" guessed post its came before the walkman. wrong. they lost $800,000. "right," screamed the internet hordes. fox admitted a research error and offered them another shot. season one of abc's "who wants to be a millionaire," this guy guessed huron is the second biggest great lake. computer said he was wrong, >> david i'm sorry. it was lake michigan. >> it turned out, he was right. he came back for a do-over and went home with $125,000. game show gaffes are very, very rare. after the scandals of the 1950s when shows like "twenty one" were fixed to keep telegenic contestants in the mix, congress made it illegal to rig a game show. behind the b

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> and we wish them well, and thank you for watching.re always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" along later, and in this holiday season, we want to leave you with a festive postcard. this one from indianapolis, thanks to our affiliate rtv6. thank them for sending us all the sparkle of downtown indy as the city's famous circle of lights was switched on for the holidays. watch and be merry and good night, everyone. ♪ >>> there has been an arrest for the case of this autistic woman. >> aftermath of a triple weather whammy with another storm coming in. we're live at the scene of a sink hole. >> tonight how an unfinished flood control project prevented downtown disaster. how it works. >> in sacramento, new lawmakers were sworn in today, marking a dramatic shift in the legislature. >> this will not be used until spring or summer. >> kind after mazing. >> kind of amazing. >> it's extraordinary. >> this neighborhood is under repair tonight, damage from a week of wet weather was more on the way. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> tha

but as abc's nick watt reports, this 21st century mother-to-be, is likely to put her own spin on a veryr: kate's already broken one rule. royal brides are supposed to be pregnant within a year of the wedding. the role of a princess mum is not easy. diana tried to tear up the rule book. william, the first heir to the throne ever born in a hospital, not a palace. diana, the first royal mum to dare complain of morning sickness. and also, to fall asleep in public when her pregnancy was still a secret. traditionally, royals didn't see much of her kids. but not diana. >> she wanted to be as present for her children as she possibly could. >> reporter: there were some royal rules that diana could not shake. the birth was induced not to disrupt the polo schedule. and the queen, not her own mum, was her first visitor. and the name, traditional, of course. bookies' favorites for kate and williams' first born are george and anne. time has gone to the arcane and the barbaric. it was nearly 500 years ago, that henry viii executed a wife that was unable to create a royal air. >> the duty of the wife o

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> it was so much fun to watch today.st for tonight. "gma" first thing in the morning. for diane and all of us, good night. >>> stoont a new offensive against crime in oakland. they're bringing in a heavy hitter. >> a quiet neighborhood shattered by gunfire. a screaming 911 call"Ñ$> leaves her a fatal shooting by police. >> if you've borrowed money from a pay day lender you may be able to collect your share share of a settlement. >> back on storm watch. homeowners cleaning up after a wet holiday weekend with more rain headed our way. >> here is the latest crime scene in oakland. another neighborhood shooting. tonight, though, a new attempt to fight crime is about to get underway this, one holds promise. good evening. i'm cheryl jengs. >> i'm dan ashley. one of the most prominent crime fighters to help reverse the spire yafl violence. william j bratten, police chief in los angeles for seven years. now, a senior advisor for a corporate security firm based in new york. we're live tonight. what is the plan there? >> this isu

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> so much fun to watch today. that is the broadcast for tonight.n the morning. for diane and all of us, good night.

i'm nick watt for "nightline" in london. >> nick, the tourists were just being polite.hanks to you, though. thank you for watching abc news, good morning america will be with you in the morning. we leave you tonight with a look at the important people who have brought "nightline" to you over the past year. we hope you have a happy holiday and will see you here tomorrow. the past year. >>> up next on "jimmy kimmel live" samuel l. jackson. >> i think you are known for cursing more than anyone else. >> why is that? >> because you curse all the time. >> the cast of "jersey shore" and this year in unnecessary sensorship. >> i p

nick watt has the last-minute rush. >> you look quite stressed. >> i have a little anxiety right now. i won't lie. i am tripping out. i want to make sure everybody is taken care of. >> the sign says the late gift may be the best gift. you throw money at the pressing problem and then spend more. number two, under pressure you make a gut instinct decision. >> say you want to buy a sweater for your wife. if you think about it too much, you may out think yourself and you may not make a good choice. >> do you feel you perform best under pressure? >> absolutely. >> do you always do it last minute? >> absolutely. that's the only way to do it. you have to make a good decision. >> ron claiborne started his shopping this morning. >> i could never get focused until the 23rd and the 24th ready. 24th and sometimes not until the 25th. >> see, he is making great choices. >> stores stay open for the last-minute larrys. target until 10:00 p.m. and walgreens is open christmas day. >> are you a procrastinator by nature? >> kind of. >> good luck. >> thank you. >> it will be okay. >> another advantage of

nick watt has the last-minute rush. >> you look quite stressed. >> i have a little anxiety right now. won't lie. i am tripping out. i want to make sure everybody is taken care of. best gift. says the late gift you throw money at the pressing problem and then spend more. number two, under pressure you make a gut instinct decision. >> say you want to buy a sweater for your wife. if you think about it too much, you may out think yourself and you may not make a good choice. >> do you feel you perform best under pressure? >> absolutely. >> do you always do it last minute? >> absolutely. that's the only way to do it. you have to make a good decision. >> ron claiborne started his shopping this morning. >> i could never get focused until the 23rd and the 24th ready. 24th and sometimes not until the 25th. >> see, he is making great choices. >> stores stay open for the last-minute larrys. target until 10:00 p.m. and walgreens is open christmas day. >> are you a procrastinator by nature? >> kind of. >> good luck. >> thank you. >> it will be okay. >> another advantage of last minute is the sales

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> that guy's good! >> thank you, willis.can he do it in front of millions when the pressure is on? >> the lesson, any time you do something cool, put it on youtube. because you might wind up in the nfl. i'm just saying. >> yet get a job. >>> coming up, whoops, she did it again. britney surrounded by drama and in her personal life. >> and the latest set of co-stars who met on the set have become a hollywood item. it's next in "the skinny." >>> "world news ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> you've got a good voice. >> oh, yeah. you don't want to hear me sing anything else. not as good as britney spears. >> she's got a good voice, no question she's got a good voice. but she's in the news again, this time for reasons that you might not want to be on the news. her "x factor" gig looking like it could be a one and done type of thing. some reports saying she's about to get the boot as a judge. producers say they wanted her from the beginning but now think it's just not working. don't know if you know this, but britney spears signed a $15 mill

abc's nick watt explains. >> reporter: kate has broken one rule.m is not easy. diana tried to tear up the rule book. william first heir ever born in the hospital, not a palace. diana, the first royal mum to dare complain of morning sickness, also to fall asleep in public when her pregnancy was still a secret. traditionally royals didn't actually see much of their kids, but not diana. >> she wanted to be as present for her children as she possibly could. >> reporter: there were apparently some royal rules diana could not shake. apparently william was induced so the birth didn't interrupt prince charles' polo schedule. the queen, diana's not own mom was her first visitor. the name traditional, of course. bookies' favorites right now for kate and watermelon's firstborn are george and anne. and times of the arcane and downright barbaric, 500 years ago, henry the eighth executed a wife who failed to produce a male heir. and it's been nearly a hundred years since government officials had to be present at a royal birth to ensure the baby was not an impost

in a coat. >> hats off to nick watt to get the monkey in there. >> quote it. monkey in ikea. that's the greatest thing. >> i have one burning question. isn't there a fear, that the dog is driving 60 miles per hour down the highway and has a sudden urge to stick the head out the window and enjoy the ride? >> i don't think they're going 60 miles per hour down the highway. >> dogs like to sick their heads out the -- i know. when you have to explain it, it's no good. >>> let's start with the thunderstorms and thunder showers in the deep south today. this line will fire up the stronger thunderstorms in the area shaded in red. that's from orlando to that beautiful zone known as miami. here's where the cold air is. 3 below in fargo, all the way to 30 in houston. those are the windchills. but the real temperatures are almost there. and freeze warnings almost all the way to brownsville, texas. a chilly one today. >>> and coming up next here on "gma," a dramatic day in court in the trial of the high school valedictorian accused of killing his mother. chilling testimony

i'm nick watt. in london. >> yeah.estion of the day. >> what is your least favorite holiday food? share it with us. wnnfans.com. >>> this morning on "world news now," deadly storms. at least 15 tornadoes tear their way across the south at the worst possible time on christmas. >> from powerful winds to relentless snowstorms, mother nature is not cooperating with millions of holiday travelers. it's wednesday, december 26th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, you're looking at a couple of pretty unfamiliar faces. i'm brandi hitt. >> it is the morning after christmas and all through abc, the only people still working are brandi, the crew, willis back there. there he is, and me. i've been waiting a week to say that. i had to get that out there. i'm in for rob nelson in on a break. we'll bring you up to date on the wrath of that terrible weather and find out which areas of the country could get hit next. >>> our other big story, the firefighters killed in a cruel, cruel christmas ambush. we'll tell

if you don't believe me, there's nick watt. ♪ rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose ♪porter: he's the most renowned of reindeer. the star of song and screen. ♪ all of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names ♪ >> reporter: but, there's a whispering campaign. is are yrudolph just another dr? reindeer have lots and lots of vessels going their snout to keep them cozy. that's why rudolph's snoez red. so then why don't prancer, dancer, et al., also have glowing noses? >> sorry. >> reporter: try again? >> rudolph is the front of the sleigh, in the dreekt line of earth turbulence. he would need to keep his nose warmer than the rest. >> reporter: we caught up with a couple of reindeer in annen natural habitat. a california beach. it looks warm. >> yes, very. he's got fur on his nose. most deer don't have that. >> reporter: he's got hairier nostrils than my grand dad. if he was going to fly, he needs wings? >> no, they have magic. >> reporter: wch takes us back to square one. it's all magic. let's just leave it at that. ♪ you would even say it glows >> reporter: nick

nick watt has the story.eporter: when she was on the road. >> seven swans aswimming. >> that's not -- yeah. >> renee, denied. because in the 12 days of christmas, some thing swim n is swimming, with the g. that one leftout letter cost her nearly $4,000. the online outrage, she was robbed. this couple on fox's million door money came before the walkman. wrong. they lost 800. the internet hordes offered them another shot. >> and on who wants to be a millionaire, this guy is the second biggest -- computer said he was wrong. >> david, i'm sorry. >> turned out he was right. came back for a do-over and went home with 125 grand. game show guests are very, very rich. after the scandals of the 1950s when shows like 21 were fixed to keep contestants in the mix, congress made it illegal. with the game shows, it's the tightest controlled tv show. >> it was easy to do. you did it in the very nag char and left off the g in seven swans aswim n. >> you're harsh, pat, harsh. >> that's rough. in san francisco a driver was char

nick watt has the story. >> reporter: that woman is an innocent bystander. the coffin, they're actors. the elevator doors close, watch this. this brazilian tv show snags victim after victim. [ screaming ] >> reporter: this has gone global. people like to watch this stuff. but has reality tv just crossed the line? >> it's gone way, way, way beyond anything we could have ever imagined in "candid camera" days. >> reporter: just last week, magician wayne houcher was burned in a prank gone wrong on live tv. he is still in the hospital with first-degree burns. now, there's even an arrest warrant out for the show's host. more and more producers are playing with fire. >> there are consequences to really outrageous reality television. we just don't know what all those consequences are because we're in untested waters. >> reporter: this contestant on a german game show nearly killed himself, somersaulting over a moving car on live tv, with 10 million people watching. >> if this is where we are today, what would have to happen in the next five years to top it? >> repor

nick watt has the story. >> reporter: behold the modeling debut of 10-year-old romeo beckham. spawn of david and victoria. >> this is sort of a natural extension of the beckham brand. >> reporter: fashion sense passed from father to son like a throne. or the keys to north korea. beauty is in the blood. cindy crawford's daughter models. dannielynn, anna nicole smith's little girl, just started at age 6. following in the footsteps of patrick schwarzenegger. i said patrick schwarzenegger. >> there's a lot of cute kids in the world. but no kid brings the immediate value that a celebrity kid brings. there's an instant recognizability, even if they don't know the kid. they certainly know the parents. >> reporter: but beware beckhams' senior. sometimes the offspring can eclipse. jon voight was big. angelina was huge. and some will not know who billy ray cyrus is. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> according to the creative director of burberry, romeo stole the show. she is, indeed. >>> coming up, john travolta and olivia newton-john tell us about the conversation that brought them

nick watt has the story.eporter: when she was on the road. >> seven swans aswimming. >> that's not -- yeah. >> renee, denied. because in the 12 days of christmas, some thing swim n is swimming, with the g. that one leftout letter cost her nearly $4,000. the online outrage, she was robbed. this couple on fox's million door money came before the walkman. wrong. they lost 800. the internet hordes offered them another shot. >> and on who wants to be a millionaire, this guy is the second biggest -- computer said he was wrong. >> david, i'm sorry. >> turned out he was right. came back for a do-over and went home with 125 grand. game show guests are very, very rich. after the scandals of the 1950s when shows like 21 were fixed to keep contestants in the mix, congress made it illegal. with the game shows, it's the tightest controlled tv show. >> it was easy to do. you did it in the very nag char and left off the g in seven swans aswim n. >> you're harsh, pat, harsh. >> that's rough. in san francisco a driver was char

nick watt, thank you so much. >> he looks good in a tux. >> he does. i love it. >> i thought he was going to ask for a martini. >>> sam, you got our weather? >> i didn't know why i didn't think of that date for the wedding. it didn't occur to me. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on. take a look at this picture before we get to the video. this picture out of "the palm beach post." this is one way to get into your car. everything below that is water. and inches and informatiches of. look at the video out of jupiter, where they picked up about ten inches of rain. and many areas around it, three to six inches of rain. this is the rain that will continue today. a one-inch to two-inch pocket from raleigh, to charleston, to south-central georgia. also right along the florida coastline. from miami to daytona beach. that's a pocket of flooding today. there's chilly temperatures in the northeast and mid-atlantic. but they're really close to normal. that will be the high temperatures, as well. and milder air gets in by the time we get to friday. p

for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> well delivered, nick.l done. >> happy christmas. >>> sam, more weather now. >> we have such a tough morning for so many people. we're going to show you, even in the dark of early morning in the chicagoland area, the rain was falling. now, this is going to become a real problem later because after about 3:00 in the afternoon, you're under a winter storm warning, chicagoland. what happens is, that temperature plunges so dramatically, the roads get icy. everything will change over. eventually you'll get snow by later on tonight. check out blizzard warnings for places like omaha, des moines, all the way through green bay. it will be a real mess with the wintry weather there. and then, watch this heavy rain. the east coast is not out of it. by tomorrow morning's drive time, look at the heaviest band of rain moving over new york city. that is tomorrow morning's drive time, with heavy rain and likely some flooding from the same storm system causing so many problems today. >>> and coming up, buried alive. one skie

abc's nick watt took a ride with a new generation of sailors. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: it is sailing,cisco bay sailing too close to the wind. the most advanced yacht on earth, worth more than $8 million, capsizing. on these boats that is not even a sail. it's a carbon fiber wing. the sailors, well, they're beefcakes suited up like football players. skipper lured by big money teams with seven-figure salaries and they're flying across open water. >> it tleetss now. it's not guys putting on blazers and sitting on the side with a gin and tonic. >> reporter: i went out as a guest racer on san francisco bay with jimmy, no nonsense aussie and youngest ever america's cup winning skipper. he won it for the u.s. in 2010. >> are there sharks in here? >> yes, there are. >> reporter: these catamarans can fly at 50 miles an hour. it is terrifying. sailing has finally entered the 21st century, fueled by larry ellison's billions and a band of young brash athletes. sailing is now chasing the kind of fans who flocked to nascar. it also flipped during an america's cup world series race here in the bay.